I hope this come out ok and is not too difficult to read..
Whether you are a First Fan or not, you have to admit he and his team have done an amazing job turning First in Cornwall to the success that it is today.
We wish him all the best in his retirement.
Go Ahead owned Go South Coast has appointed Peter Oliver as its new Commercial Manager. The firm – which operates morebus, Bluestar, Southern Vectis, Salisbury Reds, Damory, Tourist Coaches and Hants & Dorset Trim – is welcoming Peter from south west company Plymouth Citybus.
Route One
“I am delighted that Peter has joined our team here at Go South Coast,” said managing director, Andrew Wickham. “He comes to us with a wealth of experience and I look forward to seeing him build on the relationships we have with customers and partners – including local authorities throughout the region.”
This does of course leave a gap at Plymouth Citybus.
Meanwhile Plymouth Citybus have announced their Christmas timetables or at least the basic pattern of operations over the period:
Full details of last service times etc will be available next week
Featured Blog Post
- PUBLIC TRANSPORT EXPERIENCE: Loose Ends? First Plymouth ain't dead yet - well not quite. First's web site, however is a bit moribund. As of yesterday there was no mention of 79 in the PDF timetables list under the general heading of "Timetable Booklets".
In The News
- NORFOLK SCENE: The Railway ~ FirstGreatWestern New series begins this Thursday (4th December) at 20:00 on Channel 5. The first episode shows the damage to the Dawlish Sea wall in winter last year. The programme is on every week (on Channel 5, Thursdays 8pm) for the upcoming weeks.
Reading List
- GREAT YARMOUTH BUS PAGE: 33060 enters service
- LANCASTER OMNIBUS: Buses back to Normal - Didn't anyone tell Traveline?
- IAN VISITS: Weekly round-up of London’s railway transport news
- EAST NORFOLK: Great Yarmouth Transport Feature
- EAST NORFOLK: Déjà vu in Lowestoft
- ANDYS BUS BLOG: Looking back... the early days of Viscount - part 1
- ANDYS BUS BLOG: Out & about in Norwich
- ANDYS BUS BLOG: Looking back... the early days of Viscount - part 2
- RICHARDS TRAM BLOG: MANCHESTER
- RICHARDS TRAM BLOG: SHEFFIELD IN THE GLOOM
- HUMBER TRANSPORT: Humber Flyer Major Route Change
- IPSWICH BUS BLOG: RETROSPECTIVE AND MODERN BRANDING
- IPSWICH BUS BLOG: 32488 ENTERS SERVICE
- DENNIS BASFORD: ‘Scene’ at Manchester International Airport (MIA) 2
- PUBLIC TRANSPORT EXPERIENCE: Red Arrows Reach All-over [4] First Bus Responds (a little late maybe?)
- PUBLIC TRANSPORT EXPERIENCE: Red Arrows Reach All-over [5] No 4 from December 1st
- PUBLIC TRANSPORT EXPERIENCE: Red Arrows : PS fbb in Trouble Yet Again!
- PUBLIC TRANSPORT EXPERIENCE: Loose Ends? A Poke at Stoke
- BRITISH BUS BUGLE: Council check: Cumbria County Council
- FOCUS TRANSPORT: Leicester's Haymarket bus station scheme sees shops demolished
- FOCUS TRANSPORT: ELECTRIC BUSES & VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS FOR GLASGOW
- FOCUS TRANSPORT: TWENTY YEARS OF THE YORK PARK-&-RIDE
- STEVES BUS AND TRAIN PAGE: East Cost??
- STEVES BUS AND TRAIN PAGE: Weekly News Round Up
